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Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies

July 18, 2016 by Albion

I love sugar cookies. They’re such a simple treat, but there’s something about that soft, yummy cookie that takes all my willpower to not eat the entire batch. We were doing a lot of yard work this past weekend because our weeds have gotten seriously out of control. I was bemoaning the fact that my garden has not fared well at all this year. Between freak mold on my cherry trees and Matilda picking all of my plants, there’s basically nothing left–except our herbs. We saw the basil thriving as a storm was rolling in which is perfect weather for a sugar cookie. Yes, that is how my mind works! We baked these Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies on a whim to see how they turned out, and I will openly admit that they are my new favorite food!

Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 tsps lemon extract
  • zest of two lemons
  • 4-6 basil leaves (about 2 tbs when finely chopped)

Soften the butter in the microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes on low. If it melts a bit, that’s ok.

butter

Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the egg.

cream the butter and sugar

cream the ingredients

Add the lemon extract and lemon zest.

add lemon zest

Mix in the flour and baking powder. Combine everything.

add dry ingredients

When a dough has formed, mix in the finely chopped basil.

basil

finely chopped basil

add basil to dough

Form 1 inch balls of dough in your hands. Roll each ball in sugar. Put twelve on a half sheet pan. Push down in the middle of each ball a little with your thumb. Bake at 375* for 9-10 minutes.

roll dough in sugar

bake at 375*

cookie dough

The Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies will come out soft, gorgeous, and smelling absolutely divine.

Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies

I’ve never seen such gorgeous cookies. I love the yellow and green speckles!

Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies

We quite happily ate our way through half a batch of our Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies before we managed to stop. It’s the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea, coffee, or anything else you can think of! They’re a great way to combine summer flavors with the comfort of a sugar cookie.

Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies

Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies

 

 

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Category: eatTag: bake, basil, cookies, lemon, sugar cookies

About Albion

I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge and to run a museum. I’m now in my mid-30s and have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

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  1. Melanie

    July 18, 2016 at 11:22 am

    Yummy lemon. These look delicious. Can’t wait to try them

    Reply
  2. Emily

    July 18, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    these look awesome! and i’ve been looking for ways to use up the ever-growing basil plant in my garden!

    Reply
  3. barb

    September 23, 2019 at 3:51 pm

    These are delicious, pretty and smell wonderful!
    Crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle.

    Reply
    • Albion

      September 23, 2019 at 4:49 pm

      I’m so glad you enjoyed them!!

      Reply
  4. Chelsie

    April 6, 2020 at 3:21 pm

    Hi! These cookies sound amazing. If you were using lemon basil in this recipe, would you still use lemon extract and lemon zest?

    Reply
    • Albion

      April 7, 2020 at 9:05 pm

      Hi! I hadn’t thought of using lemon basil! I’d maybe try skipping the lemon extract but still using the zest. At the very least, you probably only need one or the other. Please let me know how they turn out!

      Reply
  5. Suzanne

    July 25, 2020 at 6:27 am

    I made these. They’re very good! I got 36 cookies from this recipe.

    I substituted 2 tsp of lemon extract for 1 Tbl and 1 tsp of lemon zest. So all together I had 3 Tbl and 1 tsp of lemon zest.

    I could have used more basil, but perhaps our plant isn’t particularly potent. Next time I might bump it up to 3 Tbl.

    They would be delicious even without the basil though!

    Reply
    • Albion

      November 4, 2020 at 2:15 pm

      I am so glad you liked the cookies! One thing that is great about these cookies is that you can almost “season to taste” with the lemon and basil amounts.

      Reply

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